Hulu Launches With Bigger Slate

NEW YORK Hulu, the NBC Universal/News Corp. joint online video venture, will publicly launch Wednesday with new partnerships with Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate and an expanded film slate.

The deal with WBTVG will bring full episodes of Babylon 5, Welcome Back Kotter and clips from Friends. Lionsgate releases on the site will include Requiem for a Dream and Killing Zoe.

Hulu also recently signed content deals with Michael Eisner’s production studio Vuguru, which produced Prom Queen; the Onion News Network; the NBA; and the NHL.

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